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Patients with knee osteoarthritis who were given injections of hyaluronic acid were able to delay undergoing total knee replacement, a researcher said here. Overall, among patients who had total knee replacement because of severe osteoarthritis, those who had received hyaluronic acid injections had the surgery up to 2.6 years later than those who didn't have the injections...

A recent study conducted by Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago showed that when breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy applied a topical skin cream formulated with a blend of natural ingredients made from botanical and marine sources to moisturize and soothe skin, none experienced treatment interruptions due to skin damage...

Perioperative administration of beta-blockers during non-cardiac surgery may put patients at risk of acute heart problems, researchers found. In a single-center study, use of beta-blockers during surgery significantly increased the risk of arrhythmia and decompensated heart failure...

Doctor-owned firms that distribute medical devices supplied 19 percent of the products used in spinal surgeries billed to Medicare in 2011, according to an investigation by the Office of Inspector General. In fiscal year 2012, Medicare paid hospitals a total of $3.9 billion for 178,789 spinal surgeries, or an average of $21,613 each, the report said...

The Ansell GAMMEX gloves are not made from natural rubber latex, and are powder free. The GAMMEX line includes products that are chemical-accelerator free and help to prevent Type I and Type IV allergies. The Non-Latex Sensitive glove features the revolutionary SENSOPRENE formulation...

The first tissue-engineered trachea implant has held up over 5 years without deterioration, immune reaction, or development of tumors, researchers reported. The trachea recellularized with respiratory endothelium and remained open, with normal ciliary function and mucus clearance...

Salvage strategies produced "unimpressive" results in esophageal adenocarcinoma patients with locoregional failure after preoperative chemoradiation, researchers found. Following chemoradiotherapy with subsequent trimodality therapy including surgery, 36 percent of esophageal adenocarcinoma patients experienced distant metastases with or without locoregional failure, most of which (89 percent) occurred within 36 months of surgery...

Obamacare has survived a Supreme Court appeal, a government shutdown, and ongoing challenges by opposing politicians. With few exceptions, every American must have health insurance by March 31 or pay a penalty fee. The historic rollout has been overshadowed by technical issues and pessimistic predictions about how many people are really clamoring to sign up. Here are five things that have happened since the launch of Obamacare...

Two papers published on Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health and the Bulletin of the History of Medicine prompted medical historians to denounce this largely forgotten chapter in the history of government-financed medical research on vulnerable populations...

The field of endoscopic imaging is well positioned in this new era of healthcare to rise to the challenge of improving care while reducing cost. Highly trained physicians and staff and high quality endoscopic imaging equipment are the building blocks of a successful endoscopic imaging unit. However, tools and treatment and workflow protocols are critical to achieving both clinical and economic success...

Both coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents resulted in dramatic improvements in quality of life among diabetic patients with multivessel disease, a subanalysis of the FREEDOM trial showed...

A new study shows that chief executive officers at non-profit hospitals make about $600,000 a year. The salary findings, published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Oct. 14, were based on data from almost 2,700 hospitals. The study authors wrote that prior to their research, not much information has been available on how much hospital CEOs are compensated...

If one is to believe the old adage that “Numbers never lie," then the healthcare industry should be very, very worried about the ever-growing problem of superbugs of in hospitals and medical facilities. A recent report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that every year more than 2 million people in the United States get infections that are resistant to antibiotics. Of those 2 million, roughly 23,000 die...